Families who are interested in Pre-K for the 2023-2024 school year should contact the Office of Curriculum and instruction at (914) 576-4622 or email CSDNRPreK@nredlearn.org to be placed. Thanks! 

For the 2024-2025 School Year Lottery:

The initial lottery will open on January 10th, 2024 and will close January 31st, 2024 for the first round lottery.

Families will be able to access the Lottery Application starting January 10th, 2024.

Choice 1: Universal Pre-Kindergarten

Universal Pre-Kindergarten is a New York State grant-funded program, covering one academic year, to prepare 4-year-olds for kindergarten. All current New Rochelle residents, with children born in 2019 (for the 2023-2024 school year), are eligible to apply for a seat at either the Barnard Early Childhood Center or an approved community-based collaborator. Barnard Early Childhood Center is a 2.5 hours program and runs from 8:25am-11:00 and 12:30pm-3:00pm. Parents will be asked their preference for AM or PM slots during the intake process, which occurs after the lottery and registration; however a specific time is not guaranteed and will be communicated with class placements during the summer. When ready to enter kindergarten, students may begin at their neighborhood school or re-enter the lottery for a kindergarten seat, if available at a school offering magnet programming.

We are happy to announce the following providers will be offering a full day (5 hour) program in partnership with the City School District of New Rochelle. Please contact these programs to learn more about their offerings:

Choice 2: Magnet Pre-Kindergarten

Magnet Pre-Kindergarten is the first step in a four-year sequence, covering pre-kindergarten, kindergarten, first grade, and second grade at the Barnard Early Childhood Center. Barnard Early Childhood Center Pre-kindergarten program is 2.5 hours and runs from 8:25am-11:00 and 12:30pm-3:00pm. Parents will be asked their preference for AM or PM slots during the intake process, which occurs after the lottery and registration; however a specific time is not guaranteed and will be communicated with class placements during the summer. The program prepares 4-year-olds for kindergarten. All current New Rochelle families with children born in 2019 are eligible to apply for the 2023-2024 school year. When ready to enter third grade, students may begin at their neighborhood school or re-enter the lottery for a third-grade seat, if available at a school offering magnet programming.

To help you learn more about pre-kindergarten and options for families, please attend a free open house for the following programs:

Barnard Early Childhood Center - 129 Barnard Road, New Rochelle, NY

For more information regarding the 2024-2025 school year, Barnard will host their open house on January 10, 2024 at 6:00pm in English and 7:00pm in Spanish. Below are presentations from January 10, 2023 for the 2023-2024 school year:

Barnard Open House - English

Barnard Open House - Spanish

Transportation

Transportation is provided for students that live 1.5 miles or more from home to school if they are attending the Barnard Early Childhood Center.

Community-Based Collaborators

A list of our community-based collaborators and their contact information along with a brief description of their program can be found at https://www.nred.org/page/prek-collaborators

More Information

For additional information, please contact the Office of Curriculum and Instruction at (914) 576-4622 or email CSDNRPreK@nredlearn.org

After being placed in a pre-kindergarten program, please register online at www.nred.org/o/nrps/page/registration. Thank you.